Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Endowed Award for Undergraduate Journalism

Consideration for this scholarship shall be given to undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Communication who are majoring in Journalism. Preference shall be given to students who are pursuing an unpaid internship. Additional preference may be given to students who have demonstrated leadership, interest, or involvement in initiatives that support the Latino community. In the event that no student meets the above preferences, the scholarship may be awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in Journalism with financial need.

Contact Shena Ramsay with questions at sramsay@depaul.edu. For detailed information on the College of Communication Internship Program, visit communication.depaul.edu/internships

About Carlos Hernandez Gomez
The Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Endowed Award for Undergraduate Journalism was established at DePaul University to honor the memory of noted Chicago journalist, Carlos Hernandez Gomez. Known for his trademark fedora and his vast knowledge of Illinois politics, Carlos covered local and national news stories for both CLTV and WBEZ-FM. He died of cancer on January 17, 2010 at the age of 36. Carlos had been a student at DePaul during the mid-1990’s, writing for the The DePaulia student newspaper and working as a disc jockey for WRDP radio (now Radio DePaul) during his tenure. It is the hope of the Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Scholarship in Journalism committee that this scholarship fund will help younger generations of talented DePaul students fulfill their aspirations to enter the field of journalism.

Award
$0.00
Deadline
09/27/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Why did you choose to study journalism? What are your future career goals?
  2. Explain your connection to a Latinx community and/or the types of relevant issues important to Latinx communities that you’d like to explore as a journalist.
  3. List your extra-curricular activities. Include a brief description of the organization, your role and any leadership position held.
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    • C) Signature Date
  5. Please list at least two Communication Core courses (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103 or CMN 104) you have successfully completed to date. Include the term completed and final grade.
  6. Please list at least two Journalism courses you have successfully completed to date. Please list the term completed for each with the final grade.
  7. If you have already secured an internship for the current term, please provide the position title, dates of participation, and a summary of duties.
  8. Please review and indicate your understanding of the following:
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